Audacity 1.3: Multiple clips per track

In Audacity 1.2, there is one audio 'clip' per track. There is no easy way to time-shift part of a track without moving the rest. In Audacity 1.3, you can split a single track into multiple clips. You can move these clips around between different tracks, making it easy to construct complex compositions out of hundreds of smaller audio samples.

The commands you will need to create and work with audio clips are found in the Edit menu. Some of these commands have the same name as in Audacity 1.2, but their behavior has either changed or has been extended to support new functionality.

There are five ways to end up with multiple clips in a single track:

Split in the middle of an existing clip.

Split Cut in the middle of an existing clip.

Split Delete in the middle of an existing clip.

Paste into an empty portion of an existing track.

Drag a clip from a different track.

These commands, and other editing commands, are described in detail below. Alternatively, click on the item in the menu to the left to jump directly to that command.